A financial reward of 4.5 million dollars awaits the winner of the 2019 Africa Cup Of Nations(AFCON) as a total package of 14.2 million dollars will be split among the top eight teams at the continent’s biggest football event this year in Egypt.

Teams that are eliminated at the quatre-final stage will each purse away a 800,000 dollar package as teams who fall out at the semi-final stage will receive a 2 million dollar cheque each.

The losing finalist will be handed a 2.5 million dollar package with the winning team holding a 2 million dollar advantage with a 4.5 million dollar prize.